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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
Serum ferritin level was determined in 20 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during the first 10 days post infarction. Starting on the second day, a gradual increase in serum ferritin level was detected, reaching a maximum of four times the initial level on the sixth day after the infarction. In addition, a significant increase in ferritin content was found in the peripheral blood monocytes on the fifth day after the event. The control group comprised six patients suffering from chest pains not due to AMI. In all of them the serum ferritin level was found to be within normal limits. Peripheral blood monocytes derived from healthy individuals incubated with hydrocortisone, showed a significant enhancement of their ferritin content, a finding suggesting that these cells activated by steroids during stress could be a source of the increased serum ferritin level following AMI. It is concluded that measurement of serum ferritin may be used as a complementary tool for confirming the diagnosis of AMI.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0753-3322
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
126-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Elevated serum ferritin level in acute myocardial infarction.
pubmed:affiliation
Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article